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      Taking melatonin supplements won’t erase  existing DNA damage, but it might help bolster the body’s natural repair system. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      Dogs don’t just share a home with their human owners, they share obesity genes too. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      You might have a vague idea that wholemeal or wholegrain bread is healthy. But is one better for you than the other? 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      We reviewed nearly 1,000 papers, but only eight articles included Black women. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              Teens are often missed by traditional homelessness counts.
             
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      Youth who are homeless are often missed by official counts, but new methods may lead to improved counts. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      Retail outlets already or will soon need to have a licence to sell cigarettes. But there aren’t restrictions on the number of licensed outlets. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      How did we get here? And what can be done to turn this trajectory around? 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      People in countries with the most chain grocery stores per person buy more unhealthy food and are more likely to be obese. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      Sexual assault services provide more than just medical forensic examination, and in a recent study, 75% of people who used one found the process reassuring. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      When it comes to political donations from alcohol and gambling companies, the Australian public is often in the dark, research shows, despite recent reforms. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      We spoke to young people who didn’t know about the risks, even when they reported side effects including brain fog and seizures. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      What might be causing this heightened risk? There are probably several factors at play. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      School’s back and that means head lice will once again plague households with primary school-aged children. Here’s what you can to do to bust those nits. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      87% of posts mentioned the benefits of the tests, while only 15% mentioned potential harms. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      Australians are waiting longer and longer for their first psychiatry appointment, especially outside major cities. 
    
 
            
    
      
        
         
            
              
             
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      Personal care products, such as hairspray, perfume and deodorant, can contain potentially toxic chemicals. Here’s what you need to know.